Agency Name: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey |
Nativename: | Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Dışişleri Bakanlığı |
Seal: | MfaLogoTR.svg |
Seal Size: | 150px |
Picture Caption: | Statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Embassy of Turkey, Washington, D.C. |
Headquarters: | Dr. Sadık Ahmet Cad. Balgat, Ankara |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Turkey |
Budget: | 5.786.984.000 (2021)[1] |
Minister1 Name: | Hakan Fidan |
Deputyminister1 Name: | Burak Akçapar |
Deputyminister2 Name: | Yasin Ekrem Serim |
Deputyminister3 Name: | Mehmet Kemal Bozay |
Deputyminister4 Name: | Ahmet Yıldız |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkish: Dışişleri Bakanlığı) is the governmental body responsible for conducting foreign relations of the Republic of Turkey. The Ministry is responsible for Turkey's diplomatic missions abroad as well as for providing support for Turkish citizens who are abroad and for the promotion of Turkish culture, as well as for implementing the country's foreign policy in accordance with its national interests. Established on 2 May 1920, its primary duties are administering diplomatic missions, negotiating international treaties and agreements, and representing the Republic of Turkey at the United Nations.[2] The ministry is headquartered in the Turkish capital of Ankara[3] and counts on more than 200 missions as embassies, permanent representation offices and consulates general, abroad. As of 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs maintains 235 diplomatic posts worldwide. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Hakan Fidan, who has held the position since 3 June 2023.
The Ministry oversees Turkey's diplomatic missions abroad, which include embassies, consulates, and representative offices in over 200 countries and territories.
As of April 2023, 42% of Turkey's ambassadors and 15% of Turkey's consuls-general are women. That is, 72 women out of 172 ambassadors, and 14 women out of 97 consuls-general.[4] [5]
This is the top-level of the MFA hierarchy and is responsible for managing the overall operations of the ministry. The Minister of Foreign Affairs is assisted by three Deputy Ministers and several advisors.
The ministry runs field offices in the following cities:
Turkish embassies, consulates-general, permanent representatives, and trade offices are semi-detached from the central organization. They follow the orders of the Minister's office, and the chief of mission is the sole authority within an overseas diplomatic mission. In the Turkish MFA, an ambassador is the chief of an embassy or a permanent representative. An ambassador would also be the chief of the sole Turkish trade office abroad in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Consulates-general are headed by diplomats called consuls-general.
Turkey and the EU | |
Turkey's Security (NATO) | |
Terrorism | |
Controversy between Turkey and Armenia about the Events of 1915 | |
Energy Issues | |
Water Issues | |
Environment Policy | |
The Turkish Straits | |
Resolution of Conflicts and Mediation | |
Arms Control and Disarmament | |
Turkish Citizens Living Abroad | |
Turkey’s Multilateral Transportation Policy | |
Human Rights | |
Turkey on Irregular Migration | |
Turkey on Trafficking in Human Beings | |
Combating Drugs | |
Combating Organized Crime | |
Combating Corruption | |
Turkey’s Humanitarian Assistance | |
Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Turkey | |
Maritime Issues | |
The Alliance of Civilizations Initiative |
Republic of Turkey is a member of 26 international organizations. The contact between these organizations and Turkey is maintained by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
See main article: Distinguished Service Award of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since 1989, the Ministry awards people and organizations that have demonstrated distinguished services.[6]